Vilnius Town Hall Square Project in Lithuania

In an unusual operation, Sarens crane dismantles a huge
tower crane in Lithuania

Located in the heart of the town of Vilnius in Lithuania,
the historic palace of the city is being restored into a luxurious
hotel which is expected to open by the next spring.

As part of the restoration process, a tower crane was placed in
the courtyard of the town hall square. The project was completed
and the tower crane had to be dismantled. However, it was standing
in the yard away from the street making it difficult to enter
inside the courtyard to accomplish the task.

Sarens 300t power lifting crane was roped-in to dismantle the
huge tower crane. Sarens team built the crane at the reconstructed
Pac Houses. Once built, the wind velocity was closely examined
before the operation could start. Once the wind was stable, the
team carefully pushed out a telescope and remotely operated to get
the tower crane dissembled. The tower crane parts had to be raised
across a house which further added to the complexity. The crane
operator could not directly see the parts to be dissembled and was
operating basis the instructions of other team members who signaled
him remotely.

The team explicitly orchestrated the entire operation safely.
The task required coordination, experienced workforce and a good
team work and continued for a complete day.

According to Sarens Country Manager for Lithuania, Viktor
Bernatovic, "Sarens is a heavylift specialist and we have
lifted very heavy loads in the past, so lifting a tower crane was
not complicated but definitely required a good team with strong
coordination."